In the midst of the Matt Harvey innings controversy, agent Scott Boras took out an insurance policy on Harvey’s arm, reports Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. According to Heyman, Boras bought the policy at the end of the regular season, when it was becoming clear that Harvey was going to continue to pitch, possibly all the way through the postseason. The policy, although the dollar figures are...
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Despite entering Sunday night’s game in a 1-for-19 slump, David Wright delivered the first blow against the Cubs’ ace Jake Arrieta. Wright crushed a double to centerfield over the head of Dexter Fowler that scored Curtis Granderson all the way from first base. The double ignited the Mets first inning outburst off Arrieta, who did not allow a run during in the first inning over his...
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While the New York Mets are absolutely pleased with how Yoenis Cespedes has worked out for the team, one rival executive who has talked with Mets brass told Jon Heyman of CBS Sports that he would be “shocked” if the Mets retained him. “Yoenis Cespedes carried the Mets through August, and Daniel Murphy is carrying them now, when it counts most, in October”, writes Heyman. “They...
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It didn’t take long for Daniel Murphy to continue his epic postseason performance in Game 2 on Tuesday night of the National League Championship Series. The free agent to be, ripped a laser off Cubs starter Jake Arrieta in the first inning for his fifth home run of the playoffs to put the Mets ahead for good on their way to a 4-1 victory and a 2-0 series lead as the NLCS shifts to Chicago....
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The Mets bullpen came up huge on Tuesday night, with four relievers combining for 3.1 innings of scoreless relief. “Our bullpen, we know what we’re capable of,” said Addison Reed, who pitched a perfect seventh. “We have all the confidence in the world in each other.” Aside from a brilliant start by Noah Syndergaard, and another save by Jeurys Familia, lefthander Jon Niese, Reed and Tyler...
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